US171744A - Improvement in lightning-rods - Google Patents
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- This invention has relation to lightningrods and it consists in the novel construction of the body of the rod by twisting together a central flattened bar or ribbon of iron or zinc, and lateral wires, between which said strip is arranged, the whole being covered with a sheathing of copper, following in contact the surface of the edges of said bar or strip to form two of the ribs of the rod, and the outer surfaces of the wires to form the other two, as hereinafter shown and described.
- 1) represents the lateral wires, which are located on each side of the central strip.
- 0 is the copper sheathing.
- the several parts are put together with the flattened strip or bar a between the wires b, and the copper sheathing surrounding both, and they are then drawn through a suitable die, and form a lightning-rod.
- the central strip gives great strength to the rod.
- the center is solid, and the relation of of the wires to the strip and to each other is rigidly preserved.
- the helical form is permanently impressed in the fiber of the central strip, and the latter preserves the spiral position of the lateral wires, so that opening of the wires is not liable to occur. Any lateral strain against such a rod will always be against the edges of the strip when twisted, and when made straight, either against the edges or flat side of the strip. .In the latter case, the center of the rod being solid, the wires cannot approximate each other, and the rod will preserve its rigidity.
- In upright rods it is designed to employ a bar or strip of some thickness, while in rods designed to be bent about angles and cornioes a flat band or ribbon is found to answer an excellent purpose.
- the four ribs of the rod will consist two of the solid edges of the bar or strip, and two of the wires on each side thereof, covered by the closely-following surface-sheathing, binding the lateral ribs firmly t0 the central corebar, which forms by its edges the ribs at right angles to said lateral ribs.
- a lightning-rod consisting of two lateral wires, and a central flattened bar or strip arranged between said wires, and a copper sheathing closely following in contact the surface of the edges of said bar or strip, to form two of the ribs of the rod, and the outer surfaces of the wires to form the other two, thus enveloping the whole, substantially as specified.
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I A I wgfikw ATTORNEYS N,FETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER WASHINGTON, D C.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
CHARLES H. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
IMPROVEMENT IN LIGHTNING-RODS.
Specification forming part'of Letters Patent No. 171,744, dated January 4, 1876; application filed December 8, 1875.
' of a plan view of my lightning-rod, and Figs.
2 and 3 aretransverse sectional views thereof.
This invention has relation to lightningrods and it consists in the novel construction of the body of the rod by twisting together a central flattened bar or ribbon of iron or zinc, and lateral wires, between which said strip is arranged, the whole being covered with a sheathing of copper, following in contact the surface of the edges of said bar or strip to form two of the ribs of the rod, and the outer surfaces of the wires to form the other two, as hereinafter shown and described.
-In the accompanying drawings, the letter adesignates the central strip or bar of iron, zinc,
or other suitable metal. 1) represents the lateral wires, which are located on each side of the central strip. 0 is the copper sheathing.
The several partsare put together with the flattened strip or bar a between the wires b, and the copper sheathing surrounding both, and they are then drawn through a suitable die, and form a lightning-rod.
The central strip gives great strength to the rod. The center is solid, and the relation of of the wires to the strip and to each other is rigidly preserved. When twisted the helical form is permanently impressed in the fiber of the central strip, and the latter preserves the spiral position of the lateral wires, so that opening of the wires is not liable to occur. Any lateral strain against such a rod will always be against the edges of the strip when twisted, and when made straight, either against the edges or flat side of the strip. .In the latter case, the center of the rod being solid, the wires cannot approximate each other, and the rod will preserve its rigidity. In upright rods it is designed to employ a bar or strip of some thickness, while in rods designed to be bent about angles and cornioes a flat band or ribbon is found to answer an excellent purpose.
The four ribs of the rod will consist two of the solid edges of the bar or strip, and two of the wires on each side thereof, covered by the closely-following surface-sheathing, binding the lateral ribs firmly t0 the central corebar, which forms by its edges the ribs at right angles to said lateral ribs.
What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is
A lightning-rod, consisting of two lateral wires, and a central flattened bar or strip arranged between said wires, and a copper sheathing closely following in contact the surface of the edges of said bar or strip, to form two of the ribs of the rod, and the outer surfaces of the wires to form the other two, thus enveloping the whole, substantially as specified.
In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.
. CHARLES E. SMITH. Witnesses:
WALTER O. MASI, GEO. LARNER.
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| USD834990S1 (en) | 2017-12-15 | 2018-12-04 | Patuga Llc | Neckwear to house and display metallic bars |
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| USD745851S1 (en) * | 2013-07-10 | 2015-12-22 | Paracable, Inc. | Electronics cable |
| USD834990S1 (en) | 2017-12-15 | 2018-12-04 | Patuga Llc | Neckwear to house and display metallic bars |
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